gamesetwatch.com - 12/8/2008
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[In this personal piece, EA designer Brice Morrison examines Mega Man 9's anachronistic design to see how it provides an exhilarating experience uncommon with today's games, and how its pacing of positive feedback can be applied to the difficulty curves of real life.]
Though it’s been out ...
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Mega Man 9 and the meaning of life
That VideoGame Blog —
... In an opinion piece over at Game Set Watch, EA designer Brice Morrison examines his own experiences with the Blue Bomber’s latest, eventually coming to the conclusion that Mega Man 9 resonates with a certain type of gamer because its difficulty curve resembles that of real life. “People of all ages become frustrated when they sense they are making no progress,” Morrison says. “But if they believe that progress is being made internally, that they are learning from their failures, then they encourage themselves to continue pressing on.” ...
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Capcom[shal] will be celebrating the launch of [shal]Mega Man 9 on PSN (yes, now) with a new contest .
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